Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Of Art and Bread

Rudi's Organic Bakery, the maker of some pretty yummy vegan-friendly breads, has partnered with Chef Ann Cooper to "revolutionize" school lunches. If you're not familiar with Chef Ann Cooper, she's the bad-ass Renegade Lunch Lady who has made it her mission to advocate for healthier options in school cafeterias.

Anyway, earlier this summer, Rudi's (click here for a handy list of their vegan breads) invited fans to create artwork for reusable plastic sandwich boxes for its "Let's Doodle Lunch" contest. More than 18,000 designs were submitted, and fans had a chance to vote for their fave between July 1st and 31st. For every fan who voted, Rudi's donated $1 to Chef Ann's "The Lunch Box" campaign. The winning box will become Rudi's official reusuable sandwich box, and anyone with three proofs of purchase can get a free one from Rudi's between now and September 30th. For every sandwich box sent out, they'll donate another $1 to Chef Ann's cause.

The winner hasn't been publicly named yet, and I don't know how much was raised. But nonetheless, Rudi's has offered to give away a fun art kit to one lucky Vegan Crunk reader as part of the promotion. The art kit, which would be awesome for someone with kids or someone who is a big kid at heart (like me!), contains a collection of paints, markers, and colored pencils, a sketch pad, a reusable bag, a beret (fun!!), and coupons for Rudi's.

I don't usually do non-food related giveaways, but I love Rudi's bread. And I think this is a great cause. The more we can spread the word and support healthy school lunches, the better.

For a chance to win the giveaway, just leave a comment letting me know your favorite sandwich. That's it. I'm not doing the whole Facebook/Twitter for extra entries thing this time. No reason. But feel free to tweet away anyway!

My faithful favorite is peanut butter, blueberry jam, kiwi or strawberry slices and cinnamon...superyumful! I've heard so many good things about Rudi's and this is even better. Thanks for the info and the giveaway. Cheers!

Thanks for the no FB/Twitter! I don't do either and I get frustrated when so many blogs require it! My favorite sandwich is almond butter, banana, cinnamon, and raisins on some homemade soda bread. Mmm mmm!

Favorite sandwich?! Hm, I can try to narrow them down...pb and banana is always good, especially with cinnamon. Tempeh mashed up with vegan mayo and mustard, on toasted bread with some vegetables. Or a family classic that sounds disgusting but is amazing I promise: almond butter, (vegan) mayo, and cucumber slices. On whole wheat.

it's not exactly a sandwhich, but i love a classic hummus & raw veggies stuffed pita pocket. this is a great cause, being a lunch lady myself, during the school year i am disgusted daily by what we have to feed the kids!

It's a toss up between my all-time go to sandwich of peanut butter and fruit spread, maybe with some fresh fruit slices or unsweetened coconut flakes thrown in the middle... OR avocado, sprouts, tomato slices and spinach (and many other veggies from time to time) on hearty, thick toasted grain bread with something like hummus or stoneground mustard.

There are so many to choose from, but my all-time favorite would have to be tempeh bacon, lettuce, and tomato, with a little bit of Veganiase spread on toasted bread. The only thing that can make it better is home-grown tomatoes from my garden!

three slices toasted bread, a layer of chipotle mayo on each. on the first piece add a slice of vegan bacon, and lettuce and top with second slice. top that with tomato and roasted tofurkey slice and more vegan bacon and avocado. add final slice, mayo side down and eat.

My name is Bianca ...

About Me

I'm a 9-year vegan, 19-year vegetarian from the Mid-South, not too far from the muddy banks of the Mississippi River. And that means cornbread, butter beans, and collard greens.
These days, I live in Memphis. Check out my cookbook — Cookin' Crunk. It's filled with yummilicious veganized soul food and country classics.